Klettwitz, Tagebau- Fundpunkt 12: Serravallian, Germany

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Tetraclinis brachyodon leaf
Dulichium vespiforme seed/fruit
Pyracantha acuticarpa seed/fruit
Butomus hypericoides seed/fruit
Viola neogenica seed/fruit
Viscum miquelii seed/fruit
Pentapanax tertiarius seed/fruit
Urospathites dalgasii seed/fruit
Stewartia lusatica seed/fruit
Asarina ruboidea seed/fruit
Swida gorbunovii seed/fruit
Punica antiquorum seed/fruit
Saururus bilobatus seed/fruit
Dulichium marginatum seed/fruit
Poliothyrsis czornegosdensis seed/fruit
Mentha pulegium seed/fruit
fossilis
Angiospermae - Sapindales - Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus confucii seed/fruit Unger 1850
Angiospermae - Brassicales - Cleomaceae
Cleome rugosa seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Juglandaceae
Engelhardia macroptera seed/fruit
Cyclocarya cyclocarpa seed/fruit
Pterocarya fraxinifolia seed/fruit
fossilis
Angiospermae - Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica ceriferiformis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae
Fagus deucalionis seed/fruit Unger 1882
Angiospermae - Fagales - Betulaceae
Betula longisquamosa seed/fruit
Alnus lusatica seed/fruit
Carpinus miocenica seed/fruit
Carpinus betulus seed/fruit
fossilis
Ostrya szaferi seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Rosales - Rosaceae
Prunus schlechtendalii seed/fruit
Potentilla pliocenica seed/fruit
Potentilla supina seed/fruit
fossilis
Rubus laticostatus seed/fruit
Rubus pseudooccidentalis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Euphorbiaceae
Phyllanthus securinegiformis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Hypericaceae
Hypericum tertiaerum seed/fruit
Hypericum septestum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Malpighiales - Salicaceae
Populus sp. seed/fruit Linnaeus 1753
Angiospermae - Moraceae
Morus germanica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Vitales - Vitaceae
Ampelopsis tertiaria seed/fruit Lesquereux 1871
Angiospermae - Ranunculales - Ranunculaceae
Ranunculus gailensis seed/fruit
Ranunculus edenensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Solanales - Solanaceae
Physalis pliocenica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Cornales - Nyssaceae
Nyssa ornithobroma seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Dipsacales - Adoxaceae
Sambucus lucida seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Apiales - Araliaceae
Aralia tertiaria seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Asterales - Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes carpatica seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Hamamelidaceae
Corylopsis urselensis seed/fruit
Liquidambar europaea seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Zingiberaceae
Spirematospermum wetzleri seed/fruit Heer 1925
Angiospermae - Poales - Cyperaceae
Scirpus kononovii seed/fruit
Scirpus brevicornis seed/fruit
Cladiocarya europaea seed/fruit
Carex mariisrodoniowii seed/fruit
Carex plicata seed/fruit
Carex cf. hostianoides seed/fruit
Carex elongatoides seed/fruit
Carex flagellata seed/fruit
Carex klettvicensis seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Poales - Xyridaceae
Xyris multicostata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Magnoliales - Magnoliaceae
Liriodendron geminata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Typhales - Sparganiaceae
Sparganium camenzianum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Alismales - Alismaceae
Alisma crassicarpum seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Lythraceae
Microdiptera menzelii seed/fruit
Decodon gibbosus seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Myrtales - Onagraceae
Ludwigia palustris seed/fruit
fossilis
Angiospermae - Ericales - Symplocaceae
Symplocos sp. seed/fruit Jacquin 1760
Angiospermae - Ericales - Theaceae
Eurya stigmosa seed/fruit Mai 1960
Actinidia faveolata seed/fruit
Angiospermae - Ericales - Primulaceae
Lysimachia boveyana seed/fruit
Coniferales - Cupressaceae
Taiwania schaeferi leaf
Cunninghamia miocenica seed/fruit
Chamaecyparis obtusa multi organs
fossilis
Thuja thuringiaca leaf
Taxodium dubium multi organs (Sternberg 1824)
original and current combination Phyllites dubius
Sequoia abietina multi organs
Pinopsida - Pinales - Taxaceae
Cephalotaxus sp. seed/fruit Siebold and Zuccarini 1842
Pinopsida - Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus hepios seed/fruit
Pinus palaeostrobus seed/fruit
Pinus pseudostrobus fertile axis
Tsuga sp. seed/fruit Carrière 1855
Abies resinosa seed/fruit
Pinopsida - Pinales - Sciadopityaceae
Sciadopitys tertiaria leaf
unclassified
Proserpinaca reticulata seed/fruit
Lycopodiopsida - Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella pliocenica megaspore
Selaginella kunovicensis megaspore
Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae
Salvinia cerebrata megaspore
Salvinia intermedia megaspore
Azolla tomentosa megaspore
see common names

Geography
Country:Germany State/province:Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51.6° North, 13.9° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:51.9° North, 12.6° East
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Neogene Epoch:Miocene
Stage:Serravallian 10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 5
*Period:Middle Tertiary - Middle Tertiary *Epoch:Middle Miocene - Middle Miocene
*International age/stage:Middle - Late/Upper Serravallian - Middle Serravallian
Key time interval:Serravallian
Age range of interval:13.82000 - 11.63000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: unlithified claystone
Secondary lithology:yellow unlithified conglomerate
Lithology description: Tonlinse 7 m ueber Oberfloezin gelben Kiesen
Environment:fluvial-lacustrine indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body,original carbon
Size of fossils:mesofossils
Preservation of anatomical detail:good
Temporal resolution:snapshot
Spatial resolution:parautochthonous
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:all microfossils
Collection methods:bulk,surface (in situ),sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:taxonomic analysis
Metadata
Database number:23618
Authorizer:B. Tiffney Enterer:G. Smith
Modifier:B. Tiffney Research group:paleobotany
Created:2002-07-17 15:53:15 Last modified:2002-08-02 22:51:30
Access level:database members Released:2002-07-17 15:53:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
6592. D. H. Mai. 2001. Die mittelmiozaenen und obermiozaenen Floren aus der Meuroer und Raunoer Folge in der Lausitz. III. Fundstellen und Palaeobiologie. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 258:1-85 [B. Tiffney/G. Smith/J. Alroy]